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(No Model.)

W. H.. T. E. & J. B. WHEELER 8: O. MQSLAOK.

' SAMPLE DISPEAYING'LID.

No. 255.063. Patented Mar. 14,1882

WITNESSES IN VBNTOR 47 W r ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATEs PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. WHEELER AND THOMAS I WHEELER, OF CAPE GIRARDEAU, AND JOHN B.WHEELER AND CHARLES M. SLACK, OF JACKSON, MO.

SAM PLE-DISPLAYING LID.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 255,063, dated March 14,1882. Application filed November 1, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, WlLLIAM II. \VIIEEL- ERand THOMAS TE. WHEELER, of Cape Girardeau, in the county of CapeGi'rardeau and State of Missourt, and JOH B. \VHEELER and CHARLES M.SLACK, of Jackson, in the county of Cape Girardeau and State ofMissouri, have invented a new and Improved Sample-Displaying Lid, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of our invention is to provide a new and improvedsample-displaying lid for attachment to packages or cases containingmerchandise.

The invention consists of a frame provided with a front glass and awooden sliding back, between which the samples to be displayed areplaced, which frame is hinged to the front end of the case or package bymeans of ahook and a nut.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of apacking-case provided with ourimproved sample-displaying lid. Fig.

2 is a longitudinal sectional elevationof the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The frame A is provided with a glass slide, B, near its upper or outersurface, and with a wooden or metal slide, 0, near its lower or in- Hersurface, these slides sliding in suitable grooves in the end pieces ofthe frame. This frame A is hinged to a strip, D, by means of a hinge, E,provided with a spring, F, for pressing theframe A against the end orfront of the case or package. A short rod, G, pro vided with a hook, II,at one end, and having the other end, J, threaded, is passed diagonallythrough the strip D. This strip D is placed on that end of thepacking-case K pro vided with an opening, L, and a lid, M, and the rod Gis passed into the opening in such a manner that the hook H catches onthe edge of the opening, this edge, or the edge of the cover or lid M,being provided with a suitable notch or recess for the rod G.

The strip D is preferably provided with pointed pins or detents d, forentering the wood of the case or package to hold the said strip D inplace, and by means of a winged or other nut, N,-on the screw-threadedend J of the rod G,the strip D ispressed and held firmly on the end ofthe packing-case K.

The samples-for instance, cakes O-are placed on the lower slide, 0, andthe glass slide B is then passed into the frame A. The samples will thusbe held between the slides B and O, and are visible through the glassslide 13.

The strip D can be secured on the case K by means of one or more hooks,if desired.

If any of the contents of the case K is to be removed, the frame A israised or swung outward and the lid M is opened. As soon as the frame Ais released it will be closed auto- 6 matically by the spring F. Thisframe Acan be used to display cakes, grain, spices, or any other kind ofarticles. The frame A is preferably provided with a ring or loop, D",for raising it. When the case K is empty the frame A is removed andplaced on another case, and the samples in the lid are changedaccordingly.

If desired, the glass slide B may be replaced by a fixed glass top forthe frame A; or the glass may be madeto slide, and the bottom O maybemade rigid without materially changing our improved sample-displayinglid.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, isp In combination with apacking-case, K, a sample-displaying lid consisting of the frame A,having the upper glass slide, B, and the lower slide, 0, the said framebeing hinged to a detachable strip, D, as shown and described.

WILL. H. WHEELER. T. F. WHEELER.

JOHN B. WHEELER. CHARLES M. SLACK.

Witnesses STEPHEN B. FRASER, WM. T. RoLsToN.

